英英單字圖文記憶(198)
dedicate [ˈdɛdɪˌket]：
If you say that
someone has dedicated themselves to something, you approve of the fact that
they have decided to give a lot of time and effort to it because they think
that it is important.【獻身；致力】
【分解】：
【前缀】de = out ，表：強化。
【字根】dic = say/assert，表示：說話；斷言；堅持自己的主張。
【後缀】ate ，動詞。
【分析】：dedicate = 努力堅持自己的主張…。引申為：奉獻，獻身。
For example，
He felt that
medicine was the most important cause to which he could dedicate
himself.
他覺得醫學是他能夠為之獻身的最重大的事業。
